Game 12 // #12AP/12 Illinois (8-3, 4-1) at Northwestern (6-3, 3-2) Jan. 7, 2021 // 8 P.M. CT // Evanston, Ill. // Wels
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2020-21 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI BASKETBALL Game 12 // #12AP/12 Illinois (8-3, 4-1) at Northwestern (6-3, 3-2) Jan. 7, 2021 // 8 p.m. CT // Evanston, Ill. // Welsh-Ryan Arena TV: BTN – Kevin Kugler (Play-by-Play), Brian Butch (Analyst) Radio: Busey Bank Illini Sports Network – Brian Barnhart (Play-By-Play), Doug Altenberger (Analyst) // Sirius 84, XM 84 ILLINOIS 2020-21 SCHEDULE & RESULTS PROBABLE STARTERS (FROM THE LAST GAME) Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG Note DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV G 11 Ayo Dosunmu 6-5 200 Jr. 23.0 7.0 5.0 7 games of 22+ pts (2nd in NCAA) NOVEMBER (3-0) G 1 Trent Frazier 6-2 175 Sr. 8.6 3.3 2.7 1,214 career pts (No. 32 at ILL) 25 NORTH CAROLINA A&T W, 122-60 BTN G 44 Adam Miller 6-3 180 Fr. 8.9 1.8 0.8 34% 3FG (18-53) 26 CHICAGO STATE W, 97-38 BTN G 20 Da’Monte Williams 6-3 215 Sr. 7.1 5.6 1.9 67.9% 3FG (19-28) 27 OHIO W, 77-75 BTN C 21 Kofi Cockburn 7-0 285 So. 16.9 9.9 0.2 7 double-doubles (2nd in NCAA) DECEMBER (4-3) 2 vs. #2 Baylor [1] L, 69-82 ESPN OFF THE BENCH 5 UT MARTIN canceled – Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG APG Note 8 at #10 Duke [2] W, 83-68 ESPN F 2 Connor Serven 6-9 215 Fr. 0.7 0.3 0.0 Walkon in first season 12 at Missouri [3] L, 78-81 ESPNU G/F 3 Jacob Grandison 6-6 205 r-Jr. 2.6 2.7 0.7 47.6% FG (10-21) 15 MINNESOTA W, 92-65 ESPN2 F 4 Zach Griffith 6-6 220 Sr. 0.7 0.7 0.0 Two-time Academic All-Big Ten 20 at #19 Rutgers L, 88-91 ESPN2 G 5 Andre Curbelo 6-1 175 Fr. 9.7 3.4 4.5 52% FG (39-75) 23 at Penn State W, 98-81 BTN G 10 Edgar Padilla 6-1 165 Fr. 0.0 0.0 0.0 Walkon in first season 26 INDIANA W, 69-60 FS1 C 12 Brandon Lieb 7-0 210 Fr. 1.3 1.7 0.3 4 pts & 3 reb in college debut JANUARY (1-0) F 13 Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk 6-8 235 r-Fr. 1.2* 1.1* 0.7* *2019-20 stats 2 PURDUE W, 66-58 BTN F 15 Giorgi Bezhanishvili 6-9 245 Jr. 6.5 3.5 1.0 61.5% FG (32-52) 7 at Northwestern 8 p.m. BTN G 22 Austin Hutcherson 6-6 180 Jr. – – – Out for season 10 MARYLAND 7 p.m. BTN G 32 Tyler Underwood 6-2 180 Gr. 0.6* 0.2* 0.3* *2019-20 stats 13 at Nebraska 8 p.m. BTN F 33 Coleman Hawkins 6-10 215 Fr. 1.2 1.1 0.7 6.6 mpg 16 OHIO STATE 11 a.m. FOX C 34 Jermaine Hamlin 6-10 235 So. 1.3 0.8 0.0 4 points vs. Minnesota 20 PENN STATE 6 p.m. BTN 23 at #23 Michigan State FOX HEAD COACH BRAD UNDERWOOD Career Record: 164-79 (.675), 8th year 29 #5 IOWA FS1 At Illinois: 55-52 (.514), 4th year FEBRUARY (0-0) Big Ten: 28-35 (.444) 2 at Indiana ESPN/2 6 #8 WISCONSIN FOX SERIES NOTES VS. NORTHWESTERN 11 at #10 Michigan ESPN/2 Record: Illinois leads 138-42 16 #19 NORTHWESTERN BTN Streak: Illinois W-4 20 at #16 Minnesota FS1 Record at Evanston: Illinois leads 63-28 24 NEBRASKA BTN Streak at Evanston: Illinois W-1 27 at #8 Wisconsin ESPN/2 Last Year’s Meetings: #24 Illinois 75, Northwestern 71 // Jan. 18, 2020 at Champaign MARCH (0-0) Illinois 74, Northwestern 66 // Feb. 27, 2020 at Evanston 6 at Ohio State ESPN/2 (Box Scores & Game Recaps on P. 4) 10-14 at Big Ten Tournament [4] Underwood vs. Northwestern: 4-2 All Times Listed are Central Opening Tips • No. 12 Illinois carries a three-game winning streak into Thursday night’s contest at Northwestern (8 p.m. CT, BTN). Remaining time and TV info. released when available BOLD - State Farm Center, Champaign, Ill. • Illinois is off to a 4-1 start in Big Ten play for the first time since 2012. [1] – Jimmy V Classic; Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis [2] – ACC/Big Ten Challenge • Illinois ranks sixth in kenpom offensive efficiency. That is the program’s highest rating since the 2005 NCAA [3] – Braggin’ Rights Runner-Up squad had the nation’s No. 3 offense. [4] – United Center, Chicago • Illinois’ three losses came away from home to teams currently ranked in the top 15 with a combined record of 23-5. • Leading the Illini is first-team All-America candidate Ayo Dosunmu. Owning numbers of 23.0 points, 7.0 ILLINOIS ATHLETICS COMMUNICATION rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game, Dosunmu is the only player in the nation averaging at least 20 points, 5 Address: 1700 S. Fourth St., Champaign, IL 61820 rebounds and 5 assists this season. Office: 217-333-1391 Basketball SID: Derrick Burson • Kofi Cockburn ranks second in the NCAA with seven double-doubles on the year. He has registered double- Email: [email protected] doubles in four of five Big Ten contests and is averaging 20.4 points and 11.2 boards in league play. Cell: 217-766-7315 Website: FightingIllini.com • Dosunmu and Cockburn are the fourth-highest scoring duo in the nation, combining for 39.9 points per game. Twitter/Instagram: @IlliniMBB • Da’Monte Williams leads the nation in 3-point shooting (min. 20 attempts), connecting on 19-of-28 for 67.9%. • Freshman Andre Curbelo leads the Big Ten in assists during league play at 6.6 apg. 2020-21 ILLINOIS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Notable 1 Trent Frazier G 6-2 175 Sr. Wellington, Fla. Three-year starter entered senior year No. 41 on UI career scoring list 2 Connor Serven F 6-9 215 Fr. Bushnell, Ill. Turned down Div. II scholarship offers to walk on at Illinois 3 Jacob Grandison G/F 6-6 205 r-Jr. Oakland, Calif. Holy Cross’ leading scorer as a sophomore at 13.9 ppg 4 Zach Griffith F 6-6 220 Sr. Fisher, Ill. Two-time Academic All-Big Ten 5 Andre Curbelo G 6-1 175 Fr. Vega Baja, Puerto Rico Top-50 recruit a MaxPreps third-team All-American 10 Edgar Padilla Jr. G 6-1 165 Fr. Carolina, Puerto Rico First year walkon; father started on UMass 1996 Final Four team 11 Ayo Dosunmu G 6-5 200 Jr. Chicago, Ill. National Player of the Year candidate 12 Brandon Lieb C 7-0 210 Fr. Deerfield, Ill. Third-team IBCA All-State pick 13 Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk F 6-8 235 r-Fr. Lommel, Belgium Belgian power forward played on youth team of BC Oostende 15 Giorgi Bezhanishvili F 6-9 245 Jr. Rustavi, Georgia Sixth on team in scoring (6.8 ppg) and third in rebounding (4.8 rpg) last year 20 Da’Monte Williams G 6-3 215 Sr. Peoria, Ill. Started 22 of final 23 games last year 21 Kofi Cockburn C 7-0 285 So. Kingston, Jamaica 2020 B1G Freshman of the Year now on Abdul-Jabbar Watch List 22 Austin Hutcherson G 6-6 180 r-Jr. New York, N.Y. Led NESCAC in scoring as Weseleyan sophomore at 20.0 ppg 32 Tyler Underwood G 6-2 180 Gr. Champaign, Ill. Son of Coach Underwood in fourth year with UI program 33 Coleman Hawkins F 6-10 215 Fr. Sacramento, Calif. 6-10 forward led Grind Session champion Prolific Prep in assists 34 Jermaine Hamlin C 6-10 235 So. Lincoln, Ill. Played at Lincoln for Neil Alexander, who also coached UI great Brian Cook 44 Adam Miller G 6-3 180 Fr. Peoria, Ill. Illinois Mr. Basketball and two-time Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year Richmond Family Endowed Men’s Head Basketball Coach: Brad Underwood (4th year at Illinois, 8th year overall) Assistant Coaches: Orlando Antigua (4th year), Ron Coleman (4th year), Stephen Gentry (2nd year) Assistant to the Head Coach: Geoff Alexander (4th year) Strength and Conditioning Coach: Adam Fletcher (6th year) Director of Operations: Joey Biggs (4th year) Pronunciation Pronunciation Video Coordinator: Zach Hamer (2nd year) GIORGI BEZHANISHVILI GEORGE-ee AYO DOSUNMU EYE-oh dough-SUE-moo Athletic Trainer: Paul Schmidt (9th year) be-SHON-ish-vil-ee Brandon LIEB LEEB Director of Creative Media: Kelsea Ansfield (4th year) KOFI COCKBURN KO-fee KO-burn DA’MONTE Williams da-MON-tay Graduate Managers: Kwa Jones (2nd year), Neel Ganta (1st year) Andre CURBELO cur-BELL-oh On the Offensive RETURNING FOR THE ILLINI IN 2020-21 Illinois currently ranks sixth nationally in offensive adjusted efficiency (kenpom) at 116.1. That is the second- highest ranking ever for the program (since metric began tracking in 1997), behind only the 2005 NCAA runner-up Category 19-20 Returning Lost Return Pct. squad that finished No. 3 in offensive efficiency. Minutes 6,225 4,379 1,846 70.3% The Illini are 20th in the NCAA and second in the Big Ten in scoring offense, averaging 87.3 points. Points 2,239 1,529 710 68.3% Field Goals 811 557 254 68.7% Illinois ranks seventh nationally in effective field goal percentage (59%).